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N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb

()to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to eat

        Male term or language
      2. 2.

        to live, to make a living, to survive

      3. 3.

        to bite, to sting (as insects do)

      4. 4.

        to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of

      5. 5.

        to encroach on, to eat into, to consume

      6. 6.

        to defeat a superior, to threaten a position

      7. 7.

        to consume time, to consume resources

      8. 8.

      9. 9.

    All Forms

    食う 【くう】喰う 【くう】啖う 【くう】

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      (おれ)(めし)()っている(とき)(しあわ)せだ。

      I'm happiest when I'm eating.

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      こんな(やす)給料(きゅうりょう)では()っていけません。

      I can't make a living on such a low salary.

      • N1

      いい(えさ)()えたので、よく(さかな)()ようになりました。

      Since I switched to better bait, the fish have started biting more.

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      ()()われた場所(ばしょ)(かゆ)いのなんのって…。(いそ)いで(かゆ)()めを()らなければ。

      The spot where I got bitten by a mosquito is unbearably itchy... I need to put on some anti-itch cream fast.

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      ネイリストの友人(ゆうじん):「そのデザインは手間(てま)()から、料金(りょうきん)(すこ)しだけ()がるよ。」

      Nail artist friend: 'That design takes a lot of work, so the price will be a bit higher.'

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